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TRUCKEE RIVER - WADSWORTH (WADN2)
Latitude: 39.63º NLongitude: 119.28º WElevation: 4070 Feet
Location: Washoe County in NevadaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 13.0 FeetMinor Flood: 15.0 FeetModerate Flood: 17.0 FeetMajor Flood: 19.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Flood Impacts
20.0 FeetNear record flooding. Extensive flooding of agricultural areas, roads, homes and infrastructure between Derby Dam and Nixon. Numerous homes impacted near Wadsworth. Slightly in excess of January 1997 peak
19.0 FeetMajor flood stage. Major flooding of agricultural lands and rural roads between Derby Dam and Nixon, including some structures in Wadsworth and Nixon. These areas include but not limited to Consetoga Ave, Quail Ave, and West Truckee River Ranch Road.
17.0 FeetModerate flood stage. Significant flooding of agricultural lands and some rural roads along the river. Water approaching some low lying homes near Wadsworth and Nixon. Access to several homes may be limited or closed. Similar to 1/9/2017 and 12/31/2005 peaks.
15.0 FeetMinor flood stage. Minor flooding of agricultural lands along the river.
13.0 FeetMonitor stage. Very high flow, but no flooding between Derby Dam and Nixon, river is near bank full in some areas.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (NVZ003)
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds around 10 mph increasing to west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 47 to 57. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 86 to 91. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 52 to 62. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 54 to 64.

juneteenth and Thursday Night: Breezy, clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 49 to 59.

Friday and Friday Night: Breezy, clear. Highs 85 to 90. Lows 45 to 55.

Saturday through Sunday: Breezy, clear. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 37 to 47.